CVE-2026-18302

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

GIMP TIF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29398.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Client Challenge

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/77e1a11636fae53c922fe92273b8f4e33c7a9176
generic

ZDI-26-455 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-455/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18302(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatgimp-2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.102026-08-31redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gimp2.10.34-1 ... 3.2.4-3 (56 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gimp3.0.4-3 ... 3.0.4-3+deb13u9 (10 versions)3.0.4-3+deb13u10—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
gimp3.0.4-3 ... 3.2.4-3 (19 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 39× in last 7d / 156× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-20 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 20:55 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-20 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-20 09:47 UTCVendor advisory
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  4. 2026-09-16 04:40 UTCVendor advisory
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  28. 2026-09-11 23:29 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-11 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  32. 2026-09-11 12:11 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-11 12:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-09-10 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-09-10 00:50 UTCVendor advisory
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  45. 2026-09-09 01:58 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-09 01:58 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-09 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-08 06:27 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-09-08 06:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-09-07 19:19 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-09-07 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-09-07 08:12 UTCVendor advisory
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  58. 2026-09-06 20:25 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-06 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-09-06 09:17 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18302?
CVE-2026-18302 is a high vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. GIMP TIF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or…
When was CVE-2026-18302 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18302 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18302 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18302 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 67.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18302?
CVE-2026-18302 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18302?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18302, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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